Minneapolis Fed and ECD

“Research shows that children from lower-income households who get good-quality pre-Kindergarten education are more likely to graduate from high school and attend college as well as hold a job and have higher earnings, and they are less likely to be incarcerated or receive public assistance.”

“Although education and the acquisition of skills is a lifelong process, starting early in life is crucial. Recent research—some sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis in collaboration with the
University of Minnesota—has documented the high returns that early childhood programs can pay in terms of subsequent educational attainment and in lower rates of social problems, such as teenage pregnancy and welfare dependency.”

Human Capital Research Collaborative
A partnership of the University of Minnesota and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis to advance multidisciplinary research on child development and social policy.

Early Intervention on a Large Scale
The economic benefits of ensuring good early-childhood development are clear. Now it's time to design and implement a system to do it.
Arthur J. Rolnick and Rob Grunewald, Education Week, Quality Counts, January 4, 2007